The Best of Bowie DVD Easter Eggs – All 9 Hidden Secrets Found

The Best of Bowie DVD contains nine hidden Easter eggs spread across two discs. These include alternate versions of music videos, hidden interviews, promotional material, and one Easter egg hidden inside another Easter egg.

Here’s how to access them all.

Easter Egg 1 – Alternative Version of Oh! You Pretty Things

This hidden feature can be accessed in two different ways.

Method 1

1. Select Play All.
2. When the first video begins playing, return to the main menu.
3. Select Play All again.

The hidden alternative version of Oh! You Pretty Things will now play.

Method 2

1. Go to the home menu.
2. Press Up.
3. Press Right.

This triggers the same hidden video.

Easter Egg 2 – David Bowie Interview

1. Go to Track Listing.
2. Highlight Drive-In Saturday.
3. Press Right instead of Enter.
4. An underscore symbol will appear.
5. Press Enter.

This unlocks a hidden interview between David Bowie and Russell Harty.

Easter Egg 3 – Ziggy Stardust DVD Advert

1. On the Disc 1 track listing screen, highlight Ziggy Stardust.
2. Press Right.
3. A lightning bolt icon will appear.
4. Press Enter.

This plays a promotional advert for a Ziggy Stardust DVD release.

Easter Egg 4 – Full Blue Jean Film

1. Highlight Blue Jean on the track listing page.
2. Press Right to reveal a hidden symbol.
3. Press Enter.
4. Press Right again.

This unlocks the complete 20-minute version of the Blue Jean film directed by Julien Temple.

Keep this Easter egg in mind because another secret is hidden inside it.

Easter Egg 5 – Miracle Goodnight Remix

1. Insert Disc 2.
2. Go to the track listing page containing Miracle Goodnight.
3. Wait approximately five minutes.

A hidden remix version will begin playing automatically.

Easter Egg 6 – Alternative Version of Day-In Day-Out

1. Play Day-In Day-Out normally.
2. Return to the menu.
3. Select the video again.

The second playback reveals an alternative version.

Easter Egg 7 – Mandarin Version of Seven Years in Tibet

1. Play Seven Years in Tibet.
2. Watch for the Mandarin subtitles at the bottom of the screen.
3. Press Enter as soon as they appear.

This loads a hidden Mandarin version of the video.

Easter Egg 8 – Live Version of Survive

1. Select Play All and allow the DVD to play through completely.
2. Return to the menu.
3. Select Play All again.

When the DVD reaches Track 20, a hidden live performance of Survive will play.

Easter Egg 9 – Hidden Inside the Blue Jean Easter Egg

This is the most unusual Easter egg on the set because it is hidden inside another Easter egg.

1. Open the full 20-minute version of the Blue Jean film.
2. Skip to approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds.
3. Watch for a video jukebox.
4. When David Bowie appears on the jukebox video screen, press Enter.

The screen will briefly flash before loading an alternative MTV version of the video.

Final Thoughts

The Best of Bowie DVD contains one of the larger collections of DVD Easter eggs found on a music release. The hidden content ranges from alternate video versions and interviews to promotional material and hidden menu tricks.

The most interesting feature is the final Easter egg, which is concealed inside the already-hidden Blue Jean film. Nested Easter eggs like this are relatively uncommon on commercial DVD releases and show just how much effort went into authoring some music DVDs during the format’s peak years.